Danny Burridge is Newport Schools' homeless coordinator. 'My main job,' he says, 'is to eliminate obstacles students may face in getting an education.'

Written by

William Croyle
wcroyle@nky.com

Emily Strait was living in Lakeside Park and attending Dixie Heights High School in Crestview Hills when her family was evicted from their apartment in late January.

They moved to Family Promise of Northern Kentucky, a homeless shelter in Newport. Emily planned to stay at Dixie, but the commute was too difficult. After missing a week of school, she transferred to Newport High School.

She was there just a few weeks when her family got an apartment in Els­mere with help from Catholic Charities. She is now making the transition to Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger-Elsmere Independent ...